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A closeup of an orange and black monarch butterfly on a boneset plant.
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Forestry for the Birds

Whether you’re a red-headed woodpecker or a cerulean warbler, The Nature Conservancy is working to improve your forest of choice.

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Small chorus frog with black strip on face in wetland plants.

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The Weird, Wondrous, and Wicked Cool Creatures in Midwest Wetlands

Wetlands support an incredible diversity of life. Test your wetlands knowledge with our creature quiz!

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A group of people in colorful costumes stands on a float decorated with monarch butterflies.

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Festival de la Monarca

The strength of the monarch brings hope and joy to the people of East Chicago who celebrate it at the Festival de la Monarca every year.

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Soil Health and Clean Water

Healthy soil, clean water. Farmers and The Nature Conservancy are all working towards the same thing. Let’s do this!

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Father and daughter stand in shallow springtime wetland.

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Indiana Nature Notes for April

Like all wetlands big and small, Kankakee Sands' wetlands are brimming with life!

Tall purple flowers bloom next to small wetland.

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Protecting Indiana Wetlands

Now more than ever, we need the benefits of wetlands. And now more than ever, wetlands need our help.

A purple sunrise rises over a still bay.

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Climate Change in the Great Lakes

Climate change is taking a significant toll on the Great Lakes region. Learn how The Nature Conservancy is working to secure a resilient future in this region.

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Trees in spring bloom at Big Walnut Nature Preserve, Indiana.
Big Walnut NP Redbuds, dogwoods and sycamore trees create a spring mosaic of color in Big Walnut Nature Preserve in Putnam County. © Christopher Jordan
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Volunteers at Kankakee Sands Planting violets at Kankakee Sands Nursery. © Alyssa Nyberg/TNC

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Small herd of bison grazing on green prairie plants beneath blue skies.

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Kankakee Sands bison restoration efforts across prairie landscape

The herd of more than 90 bison is helping preserve endangered grassland birds and insects in northern Indiana.

Apr 22, 2022

TNC staff Larry Clemens smiles for camera.

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'Denial is not a policy'

TNC's Larry Clemens writes that it's time for Indiana lawmakers to address climate change in this OpEd published in The Herald-Times.

Feb 25, 2022

Small Indiana bat on blue tarp.

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The Nature Conservancy finds new way to protect bat habitat

The IBJ writes about a business-oriented solution that could also increase the tiny mammals’ chances of survival.

Dec 03, 2021